Metro Briefing | New York: Brooklyn: New Signs Ask, 'So Why Leave?'

Motorists leaving Brooklyn will soon encounter signs encouraging them to stay, Borough President Marty Markowitz said yesterday. ''Leaving Brooklyn, Fugheddaboudit.'' the signs read. Mr. Markowitz explained, ''Once you enter Brooklyn, there's no good reason why you should ever leave.'' Officials plan to place the signs at exit points on the Gowanus Expressway, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Belt Parkway. Diane Cardwell (NYT)